Posted on 02/07/2005 10:43:28 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
A New Smyrna Beach man who witnesses said bit off a parrot's head during a billiards game faces animal cruelty charges, the Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said today.
Bruce J. Coates, 34, told deputies he had been drinking and couldn’t remember what happened. But witnesses told investigators that during a billiards game early Sunday morning, Coates grabbed the parrot off the shoulder of another player, put the bird’s head in his mouth and bit it off, said spokesman Gary Davidson.
The incident occurred at a party the recreation room of the Saddle Club Estates community near S.R. 44 and S.R. 415. Coates fled the clubhouse after the 1 a.m. incident.
The parrot’s owner called the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at about 8 a.m. Sunday to report the incident. When contacted by deputies later, Coates said he was sorry and offered to replace the parrot, according to Davidson.
Coates has been charged with a felony count of animal cruelty and one count of criminal mischief, a misdemeanor offense. The Sheriff’s Office plans to seek a warrant for Coates’ arrest.
I wonder what Jimmy Buffett fans have to say about this?
Pirate PING!
Might be, since its in the Estates. But thats not far from Pub44, the Smyrna Speedway and The Cabbage Patch
Ozzy meets Jimmy Buffett?
I bet that's why he ran!
I had a parrot and I know parrots. They are not like your ordinary birds. They talk for goodness sakes, they hold grudges, they take instant likes or dislikes to people, they are stubborn, affectionate and very smart.
This bastard should do time, alot of time. He is a murderer in my mind.
And soup!
I wonder if the Rec Rom has an animal policy.
Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue. Beautiful plumage!
"What is this pining for fjords?"
I thought criminal mischief would be a misdemeanor
Kidding aside, there should be a serious price paid for killing another's pet - even if you are an idiot drunk.
I do it to end the life of a wounded but not yet dead bird. And, of course, I don't do it with my teeth.
But to a bird, a beheading is a beheading and I don't think a quail would agree that it's fine just because I was hunting it, as opposed to grabbing it off someone's shoulder as a drunken prank.
That would be a mouthful, there!
LOL
He must have been shooting the 8-ball when the parrott started squawking and made him miss his shot.
Bad luck to kill a parrot.
Dead parrots tell no tales!
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